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Josh Salisbury

Maria Branyas: World's oldest person dies peacefully in sleep aged 117, her family announce

The world’s oldest living person has died aged 117, her family has announced.

Spain’s Maria Branyas died “peacefully” in her sleep at the Santa Maria del Tura nursing home in the town of Olot, her relatives said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

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